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way they do. If there is an ongoing positive change in a person’s
thoughts, speech and actions he can become the supreme Lord
and if the changes are negative, he can become a demon.
People destroy everything by trying to improve others.
You have to improve yourself before you can improve others.
How can you improve others without improving yourself?
Therefore, tend to your own garden first before you look at
someone else’s. If you look after your own garden, your
harvest will be fruitful.
Do Not Meddle but Adjust
Worldly life is that which is ever changing. It is constantly
changing but the older generation is stuck in their old ways. You
should change with the times, if you do not, you will die
suffering. You must adjust according to the times. I adjust with
everyone, even with a thief. When I talk to a thief, he will realize
my compassion. I do not tell a thief what he is doing is wrong
because it is his viewpoint, whereas people in general will call
him a liar, a cheater and all kinds of unworthy names. But these
lawyers today, are they not cheaters and liars too? They defend
and win bogus cases; are they not being deceitful too? You say
a thief is deceitful but how can you trust a person who defends
fraudulent cases? And how can you trust anyone who defends
the actions of the lawyer? Despite this, does the life of a lawyer
not go on? I never tell anybody that he or she is wrong. Each
is correct from his viewpoint. But you can explain to them what
the consequences of stealing will be.
When old people enter a home, they start meddling and
ask all kinds of questions: “Why do you need this big a TV?
Why do you need a radio?” They should stop such foolish
meddling and instead try to make friends with the youngsters.
The world will continue to change; nothing remains the same.
The youngsters are bound to get attracted to new things and,